Aber's Tom Gunn also had a fine result playing for Steynton against Richard Williams of White Knights. Dominating the board against Black's Old Indian Defence, Tom gradually focused all his pieces on the king to force a mating attack.
[Event "WCU Online Open 3"]
[Site "lichess.org"]
[Date "2021.11.18"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Waterfield, John"]
[Black "Van Kemenade, R."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C34"]
[WhiteElo "2078"]
[BlackElo "1999"]
[Annotator "kemen"]
[PlyCount "30"]
[EventDate "2021.??.??"]
[TimeControl "2700+5"]
{[%evp 0,30,19,31,34,-42,-1,-32,38,31,12,-48,12,-18,22,22,-6,-79,-79,-186,-128,
-130,-176,-193,-170,-194,-120,-97,-154,-108,-124,-29999,-30000]} 1. e4 e5 2. f4
exf4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e5 Nh5 (4... Ne4 5. d3 Ng5 6. g3 Nxf3+ 7. Qxf3 fxg3 8. Nc3
d6 9. d4 dxe5 10. Bc4 Qd7 11. Be3 Bb4 12. O-O-O Bxc3 13. bxc3 O-O {
Waterfield-Hohler, Wld Seniors 65+ 2017,1/2-1/2}) 5. Be2 {John Shaw's
recommendation} (5. d4) 5... d6 {pressurising e5} (5... d5) 6. O-O Nc6 (6...
dxe5 7. Nxe5 Bc5+ 8. Kh1 Nf6 {main line and given by Shaw 2013}) (6... g6 7. d4
{transposes}) 7. d4 g6 8. d5 $146 (8. Nc3 {Shaw 2013:412, given as a N, since
played} Bg7 {2-1-3 in results}) (8. exd6 Bxd6 9. c4 {1-1-2}) 8... Nxe5 (8...
Ne7 $15 {should also be ok for Bl}) 9. Nxe5 (9. Re1 {is preferred by lichess
analysis}) 9... dxe5 10. Bxh5 gxh5 11. Qxh5 Qxd5 {regarded as a mistake by
lichess analysis} (11... Qf6 $1 $19 {Cloud Engines}) 12. Nc3 (12. Bxf4 {
insisted upon by lichess analysis, but KomodoDragon2 considers this worse than
the text} Qc5+ 13. Kh1 exf4 14. Re1+ Kd8 15. Qxf7 Be7 $19 {KomodoDragon2 also
the analysis given by Stockfish14}) 12... Qc5+ (12... Qd4+ {prevents Ne4, but
leaves the Q exposed to a Rd1}) 13. Kh1 Be6 14. Ne4 Qc4 $19 {Cloud Engines} 15.
Qxe5 $2 {looking at his own prospects rather than what Bl is doing} (15. Nf6+
Ke7 16. Re1 Bg7 $1 (16... Kxf6 17. Qxe5+ Kg6 18. Qxh8 Bb4 19. Qxa8 Bxe1 20.
Qg8+ $11) 17. Ne4 Kd7 18. b3 Qc6 19. Bb2 f6 $1 (19... Rag8 20. Rad1+ Kc8 21.
Bxe5 f3 22. gxf3 Bxe5 23. Qxe5 Qxc2 $19 {and Bl is a pawn up with perhaps
slightly more active pieces}) 20. Rad1+ Kc8 21. Ba3 b6 22. Nd6+ Kb8 23. Nf7
Bxf7 24. Qxf7 Bh6 $19 {KomodoDragon2, and Bl has too many pawns, including the
one at f4}) 15... Qxf1# {Normal} 0-1
[Event "WCU Online Open3"]
[Site "lichess.org"]
[Date "2021.11.18"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Watkin-Jones, Adam"]
[Black "Jones, Ian Robert"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C41"]
[WhiteElo "1918"]
[BlackElo "2007"]
[Annotator "kemen"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2021.??.??"]
[TimeControl "2700+15"]
{[%evp 0,94,26,5,60,60,64,4,58,45,47,31,51,59,48,19,46,30,19,-38,18,-75,-41,
-41,-37,-17,-3,-5,14,12,22,-1,2,21,49,49,71,75,77,86,87,40,58,44,81,64,67,41,
40,40,65,63,90,3,72,82,78,72,125,78,156,111,129,131,131,114,159,217,168,113,
162,177,177,186,175,72,116,90,155,182,188,87,87,87,99,99,148,99,56,78,78,78,79,
79,79,81,80]} 1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 Nf6 (2... Nc6 {has been Ian's main move here,
scoring 79% against} 3. g3 {and the inverse 21% against} (3. e4 {though in the
main databases Wh scores the normal 56% with both these and other moves})) 3.
g3 (3. c4 {main}) 3... Nbd7 (3... g6 {main}) 4. Bg2 e5 5. O-O Be7 6. Nc3 (6. c4
{Old Indian, the text transposes into an e4 line against a Philidor}) 6... O-O
7. e4 c6 8. h3 (8. a4 {main}) 8... b5 9. Re1 {Cloud Engines} (9. a3 {main})
9... a5 $146 (9... Qc7 {1-1}) (9... Bb7 {1/2-1/2}) 10. a4 b4 11. Nb1 Re8 $11
12. Nbd2 {the battle for control over c4 commences} Ba6 13. b3 Bf8 (13... exd4
14. Nxd4 Qb6 15. Bb2 d5 $11 {KomodoDragon2}) 14. Bb2 Qc7 15. Rc1 (15. dxe5 dxe5
16. Bf1 Bxf1 17. Kxf1 Nc5 18. Qe2 Nfd7 19. Nc4 f6 20. h4 $14 {KomodoDragon2})
15... c5 (15... exd4 16. Nxd4 Rad8 {KomodoDragon2- keeps Bl's pawn structure
more flexible}) 16. c3 exd4 (16... bxc3 17. Rxc3 exd4 18. Nxd4 Rab8 19. Kh2 $14
{KomodoDragon2}) 17. cxd4 Bb7 (17... h6 18. dxc5 dxc5 19. e5 Nd5 20. Ne4 $16 {
KomodoDragon2}) 18. d5 $16 (18. e5 $1 $18 Nd5 19. Ng5 h6 20. Nxf7 Kxf7 21. e6+
Kg8 (21... Rxe6 22. Bxd5 Bxd5 23. Qh5+ Kf6 (23... Kg8 24. Qxd5 Rae8 25. Rxe6)
24. Qxd5 Rae8 25. dxc5+ Kf7 26. Rxe6 Rxe6 27. c6 $18) 22. exd7 Rxe1+ 23. Qxe1
Qxd7 24. Nc4 $18 {KomodoDragon2}) (18. dxc5 Nxc5 (18... dxc5 19. e5 Nd5 20. Ng5
$18) 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20. Nd4 $18 {KomodoDragon2}) (18. Qc2 Nh5 19. e5 g6 20. Ne4
$18 {KomodoDragon2- in these variations Wh wants open lines for his Bs}) 18...
Ba6 19. Qc2 g6 20. Bf1 Bxf1 21. Kxf1 Bg7 22. Kg2 Nb6 23. Nc4 (23. e5 dxe5 24.
Bxe5 Rxe5 25. d6 Qxd6 26. Nxe5 Nfd5 27. f4 Nc3 28. Ne4 Nxe4 29. Qxe4 $18 {
KomodoDragon2}) 23... Nxc4 24. Qxc4 Rad8 (24... Nd7 $14) 25. Qc2 (25. Bxf6 Bxf6
26. e5 dxe5 27. Qxc5 Qxc5 28. Rxc5 e4 29. Nd2 Bc3 30. Re2 Re5 31. Rxa5 $18 {
KomodoDragon2}) 25... Rd7 26. Nd2 (26. e5 $18 {KomodoDragon2} dxe5 (26... Nxd5
27. exd6 Qd8 28. Rxe8+ Qxe8 29. Bxg7 Kxg7 30. Qxc5 Qe6 31. Qxa5 Rxd6 32. Rc4
$18) 27. Bxe5 Qa7 28. Qxc5 Qxc5 29. Rxc5 Nxd5 30. Bxg7 Rxe1 31. Be5 Rxe5 32.
Nxe5 Rd8 33. Rxa5 $18 {KomodoDragon2}) 26... Qd8 27. Nc4 Rde7 28. f3 $18 h5 (
28... Nxd5 {best try apparently} 29. Bxg7 Kxg7 30. Rcd1 Nc3 31. Rxd6 Rd7 32.
Qd2 Rxd6 33. Nxd6 Rf8 34. e5 $18 {KomodoDragon2}) 29. h4 (29. Qd2 $18) (29.
Rcd1 $18) 29... Rd7 (29... Nxd5 30. Bxg7 Kxg7 31. Rcd1 Nc3 32. Rxd6 $18) 30.
Rcd1 Nh7 31. Bxg7 Kxg7 32. Qd2 (32. Qd3 Rde7 (32... Nf6 33. e5 dxe5 34. d6 e4
35. fxe4 Ng4 36. e5 Re6 37. Re4 $18) 33. f4 f6 34. Qf3 $18 {KomodoDragon2})
32... Rde7 33. Qf4 Rd7 34. Kf2 (34. e5 $1 dxe5 35. Nxe5 Rb7 36. Qd2 Qc8 (36...
Qf6 37. Nd7) 37. Nc4 Rd8 38. Qb2+ Kg8 39. Nxa5 $18 {KomodoDragon2}) 34... f6
35. g4 hxg4 36. Qxg4 Kh8 (36... Nf8 37. Rg1 Kg8 38. Qf4 Kh7 39. Rg4 Kg8 40.
Rdg1 Rg7 41. Qxd6 $18 {KomodoDragon2}) 37. Rg1 (37. Qxg6 {simplest} Rg8 38. Qf5
Rdg7 39. Rg1 $18 {KomodoDragon2}) 37... f5 38. exf5 (38. Qxg6 fxe4 39. Nxd6
Qxh4+ 40. Rg3 Rf8 41. Nxe4 $18 {KomodoDragon2}) 38... gxf5 39. Qh5 Rde7 40.
Rde1 (40. Rd2) 40... Rxe1 41. Rxe1 Rxe1 42. Kxe1 Qe7+ 43. Kf2 (43. Kd1 Qf6 44.
Qe8+ Nf8 45. Qb8 Qd4+ 46. Ke2 Kg7 47. h5 $18 {KomodoDragon2- the kind of
position where Engines work things out easily while humans struggle}) 43... Qf6
44. Qe8+ Nf8 45. Qh5+ (45. h5 $18 Kg8 46. Ke2 Qh4 47. Nxa5 Qh2+ 48. Kd3 Qg1 49.
Qe2 Qc1 50. Qg2+ Kh7 51. Qd2 Qh1 52. Kc4 Qxf3 53. Kb5 $18 {see note above})
45... Nh7 46. Qe8+ (46. Kg2 f4 47. Kh3 Qg7 48. Qg4 Qf6 49. Qe6 Qg7 50. Qc8+ Nf8
51. Qg4 Qf6 52. Qh5+ Nh7 53. Kg4 $18 {it seems that Wh can slowly push forward}
) 46... Nf8 47. Qh5+ Nh7 {Normal. the draw consolidated a match win} 1/2-1/2
[Event "WCU Online Open3"]
[Site "lichess.org"]
[Date "2021.11.18"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Keene, Alan"]
[Black "Van Kemenade, Julie"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "1860"]
[BlackElo "1641"]
[Annotator "kemen"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2021.??.??"]
[TimeControl "2700+15"]
1. Nf3 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 g6 4. b3 (4. Nc3 {main} Bg7 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 Nc6 7.
O-O e5 8. d5 Ne7 9. e4 Ne8 10. Ne1 f5 11. Nd3 Nf6 {Garcia-Van Kemenade,WCU
Online Open3 rd 1,2021,1-0}) 4... Bg7 5. Bb2 O-O 6. g3 Nc6 (6... Nbd7 {main}) (
6... e5 {is possible as well} 7. dxe5 Ng4) 7. d5 (7. Bg2 {main}) 7... Nb8 (7...
Na5 {alternative setup with c5 coming}) 8. Nbd2 $146 {keeps B line open, but
the Ns get in each others way} (8. Bg2 e5 {main}) 8... Nbd7 (8... e5 $5) 9. Bg2
a5 10. O-O Nc5 11. Nd4 Bd7 (11... e5 $11) 12. Re1 {leaves f2 - e4 can be
played at once if Wh wants to do that} Qc8 13. Qc2 e5 14. dxe6 fxe6 15. Rad1 e5
16. Nb5 Bc6 $11 (16... Bf5 $11) 17. Nc3 Ne6 (17... Bxg2 $1 18. Kxg2 Ng4 $19 {
KomodoDragon2; considered by Bl} 19. Nf3 (19. Rf1 Rxf2+ $19 {wins Q}) 19... e4
{missed by Bl} 20. Nd5 Qd7 $19) 18. Nd5 Qd8 (18... Qd7 $14) 19. Nf3 (19. e3 $16
{KomodoDragon2, covers the bl entry squares}) 19... Nh5 20. Rf1 (20. c5 $1 Rf7
(20... Bxd5 21. Rxd5 e4 22. Qxe4 Nxc5 23. Qc4 b5 24. Qc2 Bxb2 25. Qxb2 Nf6 26.
Rdd1 $18 {there are various gaps in Bl's position, especially on the wh
squares. However the subsequent Engine analysis is far from clearcut} Nce4 27.
Nd2 Qe7 28. Nxe4 Nxe4 29. Rd4 Qf6 30. e3 Rae8 31. Re2 Nc5 32. Bc6 Rb8 33. Qa3
a4 34. b4 Ne6 35. Rd1 Rb6 36. Qc1 Kg7 37. h4 h6 38. Red2 $18 {KomodoDragon2;
but there still looksto be plenty of defence for Bl}) 21. cxd6 cxd6 22. Ba3 Rc8
23. Qd3 b5 24. h4 $16) 20... a4 21. Bc3 (21. c5 $1 $16) 21... axb3 22. axb3 Nc5
23. Ra1 Rxa1 24. Rxa1 Ne6 25. Bh3 {both sides running short of time and Wh
starts to drift} (25. Ra7 $16) 25... Bd7 26. Bg2 c6 27. Ne3 Nd4 28. Qb2 Qf6 $14
{looking at f2 again} (28... c5 {insisted upon by lichess} 29. Nd5 Bc6 $11) 29.
Ng4 $2 {beware of lurking Bs} (29. Ra7 Bc8 30. h3 $14) 29... Bxg4 $19 30. Bxd4
exd4 31. Ra7 d3 $1 32. Qxf6 Rxf6 (32... Bxf6 {even stronger according to
KomodoDragon2} 33. exd3 Bxf3 34. Bxf3 Bd4) 33. Ra8+ Bf8 {Normal} (33... Bf8 34.
Kf1 Ng7 35. h3 Bxf3 36. Bxf3 d2 37. Ra1 Nf5 38. Rd1 Nd4 39. Rxd2 Nxf3 40. exf3
Rxf3 $19 {KomodoDragon2}) 0-1
[Event "WCU Online Open3"]
[Site "lichess.org"]
[Date "2021.11.18"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Holman, Sam"]
[Black "Morgans, Justin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "1386"]
[BlackElo "1674"]
[Annotator "kemen"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2021.??.??"]
[TimeControl "2700+15"]
{[%evp 0,107,16,28,97,43,109,109,66,36,36,30,66,77,42,46,39,19,21,13,28,36,56,
11,75,27,66,40,159,6,12,12,18,-15,5,9,6,-85,57,18,132,49,114,-30,-6,-62,-30,0,
-25,-93,-38,-108,-30,-68,-48,-157,-7,-75,-67,-67,-53,-76,-79,-102,-102,-94,-94,
-94,-61,-94,-75,-103,-12,-88,-92,-75,-16,-92,58,-165,-114,-72,-11,-190,-116,
-101,-74,-108,-74,-101,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,88,67,74,74,124,135,29999,
-30000]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 (6... e6
7. f3 Be7 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. O-O-O Bd7 10. Kb1 b5 (10... Rc8 11. g4 {Holman- P
Smith, WCU Online U1800, 2021,1-0}) 11. g4 O-O 12. g5 Ne8 {IR Jones-Morgans,
West Wales op 2018,1-0}) 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3 Be7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O Nc6 (10...
b5 11. g4 Nbd7 12. h4 {Holman-P Jones, Dyfed Closed oct 2021,0-1} (12. g5 {
is better, striking immediately})) (10... Nbd7 {main}) 11. h4 {2 games} (11. g4
{192 games}) 11... b5 12. g4 Rc8 (12... Na5) (12... b4) 13. Kb1 (13. h5 {
alternative}) 13... Na5 (13... Qc7 {3-1-2}) 14. Nd5 $146 (14. h5 {4-0}) (14.
Nxa5 {Cloud Engines} Qxa5 15. Nd5 Bxd5 (15... Qd8 16. Nxe7+ Qxe7 17. Qxd6 $18 {
Cloud Engines}) 16. Qxa5 {Vega Paucar-Larico Flores, Nonalaya Ricardo Online
Open blitz 2020,1-0}) 14... Bxd5 (14... Nc4 $11 {KomodoDragon2}) 15. Nxa5 (15.
exd5 Nc4 16. Qe1 Nxe3 17. Qxe3 Qc7 18. Qd2 $14 {KomodoDragon2}) 15... Be6 $11
16. h5 (16. Nb3 $11) (16. Bh3 $11) 16... Qc7 (16... h6 $15 {KomodoDragon2}) 17.
g5 Nd7 18. g6 (18. Rc1 {releases the Q from guard duty}) (18. h6 g6 $11) 18...
f5 $2 (18... fxg6 19. hxg6 Rxf3 20. Be2 Rg3 21. Rxh7 (21. gxh7+ Kh8 $19) 21...
Rxg6 22. Rdh1 Nf6 $17 {KomodoDragon2}) 19. Bh3 $16 Rf6 (19... h6 20. Rdg1 (20.
Bxh6 gxh6 21. Qxh6 Qxc2+ 22. Ka1 Nf6 23. g7 Rfe8 24. Nb3 $11) 20... Nf6 21. Rh2
Rfd8 22. exf5 Bd5 23. Rf2 Bf8 24. a3 $14 {KomodoDragon2}) 20. gxh7+ (20. exf5
$18 {KomodoDragon2} Rxf5 (20... Bxf5 21. Bxf5 Rxf5 22. Qd5+ Kh8 23. h6 $18) 21.
h6 Nf6 22. Rdg1 $18 {the Bl K is losing all his cover}) (20. Bg5 $18 {picks up
an exchange}) 20... Kxh7 (20... Kh8 {may be a little safer}) 21. h6 (21. Bg5
$18) (21. Rdg1 $18) (21. exf5 Bxf5 22. Bxf5+ Rxf5 23. Rdg1 $18) 21... g6 22.
exf5 (22. Bg5 $18) 22... Bxf5 23. Bxf5 Rxf5 $11 24. Rhf1 (24. Rhg1) (24. Rdg1)
24... Nc5 $15 (24... b4 25. Nb3 a5 $15 {KomodoDragon2- a Bl advance finally
gets going}) 25. Nb3 Nxb3 (25... Ne6) 26. cxb3 (26. axb3 {is preferable for
endgame purposes}) 26... Qb7 27. f4 e4 (27... Qe4+ 28. Ka1 Rc2 29. Qe1 Bf6 $19
{KomodoDragon2}) (27... exf4 28. Rxf4 Rxf4 29. Bxf4 Qe4+ 30. Ka1 Rc2 31. Qe1
Qxe1 32. Rxe1 Bf6 33. Bc1 {KomodoDragon2, and Bl wins the ending on the K side
with the Wh pieces tied down} g5) 28. Rh1 (28. Rg1 {Bl can scarcely play K xh6
anyway since it removes a vital shelter}) 28... d5 29. Rdg1 Rg8 (29... Bf6 30.
Bd4 Bxd4 31. Qxd4 Qf7 32. Rg4 Re8 33. Rhg1 Re6 {and the e pawn will advance}
34. a3 (34. R1g3 b4 35. Rg1 Ref6 36. Rf1 Qe7 37. Qe3 Qc7 {and Wh's pieces are
badly placed - Bl slwly squeezes more and more out of the position} 38. Rc1 Qd6
39. Rd1 a5 $19) 34... e3 35. Ka2 a5 $19 {KomodoDragon2}) 30. Bd4 Bf6 (30... Bd6
$17 {Bl's B is the better piece}) 31. Rg4 (31. Bxf6 Rxf6 32. Rg5 $11) 31...
Bxd4 32. Qxd4 Qc7 (32... b4 $15) 33. Rc1 Qb7 34. Rh1 (34. a3 $14) 34... Rc8 {
[#] A lichess type puzzle here. What id Wh's best move ( seen by Rudy on the
night)} (34... Qe7) 35. Rg5 (35. Rxg6 $1 $18 Kxg6 36. Rg1+ $1 {insist that the
K needs to go for a stroll once the cover is gone} (36. h7 {Rudy's idea- is
winning, but not by as much} Rxf4 37. h8=Q Rxh8 38. Qxh8 Qe7 39. Qh6+ Kf5 40.
Rh5+ Kg4 41. Qg6+ Kf3 42. Qg1 Rf6 43. Rh3+ {Wh must still be very careful not
to let the K escape, when the centre pawns deliver a win for Bl} Kf4 44. Qg3+
Kf5 45. Rh5+ Ke6 46. Re5+ Kd7 47. Rxe7+ Kxe7 48. Kc2 Rd6 {and Bl's barricade
still needs to broken somehow}) 36... Kxh6 (36... Kh7 37. Rg7+ {wins a whole Q}
) 37. Rh1+ Kg6 (37... Rh5 38. Qf6+ Kh7 39. Rxh5+ Kg8 40. Rh8#) 38. Qg1+ Kf7 39.
Rh7+ Kf8 40. Rxb7 {success}) 35... Qc7 36. a3 Rxg5 37. fxg5 Re8 (37... Qf7 {
the Wh pawns are further advanced & pose a danger to the Bl K, but, with care,
nothing much should be happening for either side. However mutual time trouble
can spoil even the best of positions}) 38. Rc1 (38. Rf1 {is the correct file
as Wh has a secure outpost on it} Re7 39. Rf8 (39. Rf6 Qe5 40. Rf7+ Kg8 41. h7+
Kh8 42. Rf8+ Kxh7 43. Qb6 {almost works, but Bl's resources are sufficient} e3
44. Qd8 e2 45. Rh8+ Qxh8 46. Qxe7+ Qg7 47. Qxe2 $11) 39... Qe5 40. Qb6 Qxg5 41.
Qd6 Rb7 42. Qe6 Rc7 43. Ka2 Kxh6 44. Qh3+ Qh5 45. Qg3 Kg7 46. Ra8 Rf7 47. Qc3+
Kh6 48. Rh8+ Rh7 49. Rf8 Rd7 50. Qh8+ Rh7 51. Qd4 {the Engine insists that Wh
is winning this, but it still very unclear to human eyes}) 38... Qb7 (38... Qe5
39. Qxe5 Rxe5 40. Rc7+ Kg8 41. Rc8+ Kh7 42. Rc7+ $11 {is a logical outcome})
39. Rd1 (39. Rc6 $1 $18 {KomodoDragon2} Rf8 (39... Qf7 40. Rf6 Qd7 41. Rxa6 $18
) 40. Qe5 Qd7 41. Rc7 $18) 39... e3 $19 {the Wh pieces are now forced into
defensive positions} 40. Re1 e2 {the pawns are now split and Wh can hold} (
40... Re4 $1 {KomodoDragon} 41. Qf6 d4 $19 (41... Qd7 $19)) 41. Qd3 (41. Qf2
Qd7 (41... Qe7 $2 42. Rxe2 $18) 42. Rxe2 Rxe2 43. Qxe2 $11) 41... Qf7 $19 42.
Ka2 Qf5 (42... Qe6 $1) 43. Qc3 Qd7 (43... Qe5 $1 {KomodoDragon2- occupies the
key diagonal and threatens a d pawn advance} 44. Qxe5 Rxe5 45. Kb1 Rxg5 46.
Rxe2 Rf5 47. Rh2 Rh5 48. Re2 g5 {and Bl wins on the K side in the absence of
the Wh K}) 44. Qd2 d4 $2 {a wrong move order, the e2 pawn must be kept} (44...
Qe6) 45. Rxe2 Rxe2 46. Qxe2 d3 47. Qd2 $11 Qd5 48. Qc3 Qd7 49. Qd2 Qd6 50. Kb1
Qd5 (50... Qd7 {is apparently correct when g7 is guarded for a crucial tempo}
51. Kc1 Qf5 52. Qe3 Qc8+ 53. Kb1 (53. Kd2 Qc2+ 54. Ke1 Qb1+ 55. Kf2 Qc2+ 56.
Kg3 Qc7+ {perpetual}) 53... Qd7 {keeps the draw}) 51. Qc3 $18 Qd7 52. Kc1 {
now the Wh K joins in} Kg8 53. Kd2 Qd6 $2 {ends things, but after the d pawn
goes Bl has nothing left to play for} (53... Kh7 54. Qg7+ Qxg7 55. hxg7 Kxg7
56. Kxd3) (53... Qa7 54. Qg7+ (54. Qf6 {also, but keep it simple}) 54... Qxg7
55. hxg7 Kxg7 56. Kxd3) 54. Qg7# {Normal} 1-0
[Event "Rated Classical game"]
[Site "lichess.org"]
[Date "2021.11.18"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Gunn, Tom"]
[Black "Williams, Richard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A55"]
[WhiteElo "1388"]
[BlackElo "1412"]
[Annotator "kemen"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2021.??.??"]
[TimeControl "2700+15"]
{[%evp 0,79,28,5,56,21,53,29,31,26,22,18,23,26,28,24,38,9,11,8,48,47,45,50,50,
37,43,33,93,98,95,24,42,75,43,39,51,47,40,45,37,41,51,63,67,60,60,67,68,50,94,
83,96,82,95,78,174,141,141,141,486,312,443,271,274,244,269,266,289,271,277,273,
419,704,728,732,841,893,29997,29998,29999,-30000]} 1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4
Nbd7 4. Nc3 e5 5. e4 Be7 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O c6 {An Old Indian ; a system played
over a number of years by Iolo Jones.It is flexible, but, if Wh is not overly
ambitious in the initial stages, then Bl may suffer from a longterm space
disadvantage.} 8. Be3 (8. h3 Re8 9. Be3 {main lines} (9. Re1)) 8... Ng4 9. Bd2
Qb6 (9... exd4 {gains a bit of space for Bl} 10. Nxd4 Nge5 11. Be2 Nf6 (11...
Nb6 12. b3 d5 {KomodoDragon2}) 12. h3 {Schatzberg-Eckl, Bayern Seniors 1995,1-0
}) 10. h3 Ngf6 11. Na4 (11. a4 $5) 11... Qc7 12. Be3 a6 (12... exd4 13. Nxd4
Re8 14. Nc3 Nc5 15. Bc2 a5 16. f3 a4 $16 {though Bl has play on the Bl squares,
so Wh cannot afford to push forward too hard}) 13. Rc1 Qb8 (13... exd4 14. Bxd4
c5 15. Be3 b5 $14) 14. dxe5 dxe5 15. Bb6 ({deprives Bl of the c5 square &
liberates c4 for a number of Wh pieces. in addition Wh gains easier access to
the only open file. Bl should have taken steps earlier to ensure that c5 stays
under his control} 15. c5 $1 $18) 15... c5 {Wh can now get a N into d5, but Bl
will counter this by getting a N into d4 via c6 or e6} 16. Ba5 b6 17. Bd2 b5 {
looks ok to start with, but it results in Bl having split Q side pawns, while
Wh retains control over the c4 square.} (17... Re8 $16) 18. Nc3 bxc4 (18... b4
19. Nd5 Re8 20. Bc2 Nf8 21. Be3 Ne6 22. Ba4 Nd7 23. h4 $18 {KomodoDragon2 and
Wh is getting ready to open up the K side with several Bl pieces adrift on the
Q side}) 19. Bxc4 Nb6 20. Be2 (20. b3 {also favours Wh, but the wh squared B
may well have a longterm use on the K side- it certainly helps restrain any
pawn -breaks by Bl}) 20... Rd8 21. Qc2 Be6 22. Rfd1 (22. Ng5) 22... Nc4 23.
Bxc4 Bxc4 24. Be3 (24. Bg5 h6 25. Bxf6 Bxf6 26. b3 {is an excellent
alternative. Wh gains time to plant a N on d5 which sooner or later will force
Bl to give up his Wh squared B ( the other Wh N is also on its way to the
centre. If that exchange then occurs, Bl will be left with a very bad B
impeded by his own pawns on e5 & c5}) 24... Nd7 25. b3 (25. Nd5 {forces the
exchange on d5}) 25... Bb5 (25... Be6) 26. Nd5 Bf8 27. Rd2 (27. Nh4 {coming in
on f5 & clearing the 3rd rank for the Wh Rs to get to the K side is an option.
Moves like g6 then weaken the Bl K defences ( in many lines the N can even
then sac itself on f5, to force an entry to the K for the other pieces}) 27...
c4 $5 {muddying the waters & liberating squares for his pieces} 28. bxc4 Rc8
29. Qb3 f5 $2 {opening up lines against his K} (29... Bc6 30. Qd1 Bxd5 31. Rxd5
$18) 30. exf5 (30. Nb6 $18 {KomodoDragon2}) (30. Nf6+ gxf6 (30... Nxf6 31.
cxb5+ Kh8 32. Rxc8 Qxc8 33. Nxe5 h5 {avoiding a Philidor's legacy smothered
mate} (33... Qe8 34. Nf7+ Kg8 35. Nd6+) (33... Qc7 34. Nf7+ Kg8 35. Nh6+ Kh8
36. b6 Qc1+ 37. Rd1 Qc6 38. Qg8+ Nxg8 39. Nf7#) 34. Rd8 $1 {and the Q has no
good place to go to.}) 31. cxb5+ Kh8 32. Rxd7 $18 {KomodoDragon2}) 30... e4 (
30... Bc6 31. Qd1 $18) 31. Nd4 (31. c5 {KomodoDragon2} Kh8 32. Ng5 h6 33. Nf7+
Kh7 34. Nb6 {the Bl pieces are standing woodenly aroundwhile Wh controls the
board.}) (31. Ne7+ {KomodoDragon2} Kh8 32. Nxc8 Qxc8 33. cxb5 Qxc1+ 34. Rd1 Qc7
35. Rxd7 Qxd7 36. Ne5 Qxf5 37. Nf7+ {wins the Q or K}) 31... Nc5 32. Qc2 Ba4
33. Qc3 Nd3 34. Ne6 $18 (34. f6 $18) (34. Rxd3 exd3 35. Qxd3 $18) 34... Nxc1
35. Ne7+ Kh8 (35... Kf7 36. Ng5+ Ke8 (36... Kxe7 37. f6+ gxf6 38. Qa3+ {
Wh can just pick and choose which pieces to win while the Bl K is desperate
for some cover}) 37. Nxc8 Nd3 38. f6 Qxc8 39. fxg7 $18 {KomodoDragon2}) 36. f6
(36. Bh6 {is the kind of mate the Engines excell in finding- Bl can only delay
it ,eg} Ne2+ 37. Rxe2 Qb1+ 38. Kh2 Qb8+ 39. g3 Qb2 40. Rxb2 Rd8 41. Bxg7+ Bxg7
42. Qxg7#) 36... Bxe7 37. fxe7 Rg8 38. Bd4 (38. Bh6 $1 {KomodoDragon2}) 38...
e3 (38... h6 39. Bxg7+ Kh7 40. Qf6 {is no fun for Bl either- the Bl pieces
remain scattered around the Q side, while the K position is taken apart.}) 39.
Bxg7+ Rxg7 40. Qxg7# {Normal} 1-0
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